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 Reminders of All He Gave for Us by Raymond A. Foss 
						The bread, the wine, the cross before us
 on the altar, that cross, the stained glass
 reminders, with the words of scripture
 open too on his altar
 reminders of all he gave us
 His free will, his body, his all
 giving to atone, to pay the price
 not for his sin, but mine,
 not for his trespasses,
 but those of my own
 not his debts,
 but mine and mine alone
 taken by him, washed clean
 reminders I carry, images,
 reminders of all he gave for me
 
 November 16, 2008
 based on comments to earlier poem,
 “A Loving Servant”, posted to
 FaithWriters
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